• [VOICENWS] General: Why OS/2 failed...

    From VOICE News Service@1:3634/1000 to All on Monday, November 26, 2012 20:52:34

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    From: nmgsDESPAM@DESPAMterra.com.br

    Published at "The Register", posted by Dominic Connor.


    Part one:

    "The unholy alliance of IBM and Microsoft unleashed OS/2 25 years ago with a mission to replace Windows, Unix and DOS. Back then, I was a foot-soldier in that war: a contract bug hunter at Big Blue. Here's how I remember it."


    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/23/why_os2_failed_part_one/



    Part two:

    "My last piece on OS/2 was in part a mea culpa, a history of my part in its downfall. However, I can't claim all the credit. In fact, if I'm honest, there were hundreds of reasons why OS/2 failed, and most of them had nothing to do with me. So, here are some of the real corkers."


    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/26/os2_final_fail/page2.html


    Regards
    Nelson M. G. Santiago
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